Author Question: Your patient is a 35-year-old female who spilled a cup of hot coffee on herself. She has an area ... (Read 144 times)

SO00 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Your patient is a 35-year-old female who spilled a cup of hot coffee on herself. She has an area about twice the size of the palm of her hand on her right thigh that is red and painful, but without blisters. When caring for this injury in the prehospital setting, which of the following is appropriate?

A) Apply a plastic bag full of ice to the skin.
B) Apply an antibiotic ointment.
C) Apply a lotion containing a topical anesthetic and aloe vera.
D) Apply a dry sterile dressing.

Question 2

You are having a difficult time controlling bleeding from a small skin avulsion on a patient's ankle. Which one of the following statements made by the patient best explains why control has been difficult to achieve?

A) I take Coumadin for my irregular heartbeat.
B) My blood pressure sometimes runs a little high.
C) I take steroids for my lung disease.
D) I drank a lot of alcohol last night.